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Putin Agrees to Further Develop All Aspects of Russia-North Korea Relations

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블라디미르 푸틴 러시아 대통령왼쪽이 16일현지시간 모스크바 크렘린궁을 방문한 최선희 북한 외무상과 만나 반갑게 악수하고 있다 최 외무상은 세르게이 라브로프 러시아 외무장관의 초청으로 15∼17일 러시아 방문 일정을 소화한다 사진연합뉴스
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) is seen warmly shaking hands with North Korean Foreign Minister Choi Son-hui, who visited the Moscow Kremlin on the 16th (local time). Minister Choi is visiting Russia from the 15th to the 17th at the invitation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. [Photo=Yonhap News]

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation on the Korean Peninsula with North Korean Foreign Minister Choi Son-hui. The Kremlin announced on the 17th (local time) that it “wants to develop relations with North Korea in all areas, including sensitive ones.”

Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesperson, introduced some of the content of the meeting between President Putin and Minister Choi during a briefing, saying, “We generally discussed bilateral relations, the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and exchanged opinions on the most urgent international issues,” and “However, we mainly focused on developing bilateral relations.”

He emphasized, “We have repeatedly said that North Korea is a very important partner for us and we will gladly repeat it,” and “We want to further develop relations in all areas, including sensitive ones.”

However, the spokesperson did not specifically explain what the ‘sensitive areas’ are. But there is speculation that the ‘sensitive area’ refers to the ‘military area,’ given that Russia recently faced allegations of receiving weapons, including missiles, from North Korea during its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

In return, there are suspicions that North Korea is also receiving support in the field of space aviation technology and advanced technology from Russia.

Minister Choi, who visited Russia the day before, met with Foreign Minister Lavrov and visited the Kremlin in the evening to meet with President Putin. Foreign media speculated that President Putin’s visit to North Korea was discussed at this meeting, but the Kremlin did not mention it.

However, regarding the meeting between the foreign ministers of North Korea and Russia, Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, briefly stated that “both countries confirmed their mutual will to resolve the regional tensions triggered by the irresponsible provocative actions of the United States and its allies politically and diplomatically.”

Russia plans to summarize and announce the final results of this meeting after the end of Minister Choi’s visit to Russia on the 17th.

By. Gyu Hong Kwon

Eugene Park
content@www.kangnamtimes.com

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